Why You Need A Writing Mentor

By Edna Odongo and Edna Aluoch

This book talks about the need for writers to find and develop relationship with a suitable mentor, in order to advance in their writing careers.  The tips here include how to recognize a good mentor, the benefits of being mentored, and the various ways to access mentorship. Some action points are also included at the end for the reader to implement.

• Language: English
• Publisher: In-Script Solutions
• Release date: Dec 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215193990

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WHY YOU NEED A WRITING MENTOR

Edna Aluoch

2012

Table of Contents

Introduction

1: What is Mentoring

2: The Writing Mentor

3: Towards Greater Excellence

4: The Exposed Writer

5: Navigating a New Landscape

6: Shaping the Writer Inside

7: Accessing Mentorship

8: Action Points

Introduction

In early 2010 I left formal employment and began a significant journey in my career that has gradually brought me to this point of writing an e-book. The journey has been very interesting and educative as well as dotted with mistakes that helped me to learn a lot more. I am here now because of what I have learnt from more experienced writers who understand the 'ins and outs' in this field. Right from the beginning I realized that passion for writing alone would not be enough to take me to the heights I desired; I made up my mind to read and learn as much as I could from the gurus, as it were. This is how I got to be interested in the subject of a writing mentor.

You probably already know that writing is a process that needs to be learnt. However, not every writer goes through some form of training to become one. Most of us just start out with the passion to write a story, poem, article, play or other type of writing but have no clue on how to progress further. In addition to that, writing is a profession just like any other and requires skill, which takes time and effort to develop.

I have always believed that the fastest way to get to your destination is to ask directions from those who have gone there or used that route before. This saves you from making wrong turns or unnecessary blunders in your